[norcal]

I've tried to reply all day at work, but things keep coming up! I finally have a few quiet minutes


belly pics - we were going to start them this past wekeend at 12 weeks but never got around to it. DH can see the bump now, but if you didn't know me you'd still just think I was fat. Still will be fun to compare 12wks to 16 or 20 wks in pics later.

drinks - OMG! There is a Raley's (grocery store) commercial on tv here that every time I see it I CRAVE a huge glass of red wine!


Dogs - We had 3 dogs when my neice was born and they all did great, but I was nervous beforehand. We did put up some baby gates which helped have some areas where they were not underfoot which was especially helpful to the new mommie who was recovering from her c-section. Now, 11 months later we are down to 1 dog not because there was a problem, except that we didn't have enough time to spend with all of them between the baby and our own fertility attempts. The one that is left loves the baby (especially the "sharing" of food!) but I agree we also are proactive and don't assume that nothing will happen. One of us always supervises when the baby and dog are together and are now in the process of teaching the baby how to "pet nicely" instead of reaching out and grabbing a fist full of the dogs coat.


Claudia - those pics are amazing!!!!! That NT scan is way better than the transvaginal U/S's


2nd trimester - I still have way energy and I'm not sure if that from stopping the progestrone or what but I'm not complaining. The indegestion sucks!!!! Other than that, I think the biggest thing is I've been getting "growing pains". I told DH they are more like a "stitch" rather than a cramp we need to be worried about, but man they hurt when I move certain ways!


Hope the rest of you are having a good day!